- 2+ years of direct sales experience with proven track record of exceeding targets
- A hunter's mindset with a willingness and capability to generate new sales opportunities
- The ability to effectively engage with prospects at all levels up to board
- Excellent consultative sales skills, with a clear focus on building an understanding of client needs
- Strong negotiation skills with great commercial acumen
- Excellent communication (written and oral) and active listening skills
- Must speak and write in English fluently
- Polished presentation skills
- Outstanding organizational skills and ability to multitask to prioritize and manage workflow
- Strong attention to detail and ability to effectively engage with prospective clients
- Highly developed networking skills
- Solid account qualification skills; Self-starter approach to researching target accounts and gathering contacts
- Strong revenue forecasting ability
- A positive and enthusiastic outlook toward the attainment of sales and marketing goals
- Focused drive to exceed expectations
- Build a pipeline of opportunities across an allocated portfolio of brands that sell on eCommerce sites like Amazon, Walmart, Target, Chewy,, etc.
- Deliver against quarterly sales targets by closing contracts with deal size ranging from $30k to $200k+ multi division contracts
- Developing a high level of expertise of Profitero's industry, product offerings, competitive landscape and understanding of associated technologies and how they solve customer's business issues
- Profiling and researching target accounts in assigned territories utilizing methods and tools such as LinkedIn, SalesForce, Outreach and others
- Working closely with our Business Development Reps and Marketing team to effectively manage in-bound opportunities
- Arranging conference and online calls, product demos and face-to-face meetings (when able) to demonstrate solution benefits & capabilities to key decision makers with Solutions Consultants
- Preparing and managing sales pipeline and opportunities in
- Negotiating pricing of contracts and closing deals
- Previous experience selling tech solutions to brands & manufacturers in Ecommerce or Marketing
- Understanding of, and contacts within the FMCG or CPG sector
- Experience of working with Salesforce CRM and Outreach
- Rich Health Dental & Vision plans
- Smart, genuine and cool people work here
- Competitive salary ***commensurate with experience
- 401K plan with match
- Flexible PTO
- Commuter benefits
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Free on-site amenities including office snacks, coffee barista, beer & wine
- Access to Personal Learning Development Library
- Publicis 'Work Your World' initiative: every employee will be able to work from any of the 100+ countries where Publicis operates, for six weeks a year
- Volunteer opportunities
Account Executive- Mid-Market - Boston, United States - Profitero
Description
Location: Boston or Chicago- Hybrid 3x/week in office
About Profitero:
Profitero is a leading global SaaS commerce platform that uses predictive intelligence to help brands anticipate, activate and automate their next best action to fuel profitable growth. Our technology monitors 70 million products daily, across 1100 retailers and 70 countries, helping brands optimize search placement, product content, pricing, stock availability, reviews and more. News outlets, including Good Morning America, The Wall Street Journal and Ad Age frequently cite and trust Profitero as a source of data for their stories. Now's an exciting time to join our fast-growth business.
Profitero is the e-commerce product division for Publicis Groupe (a $13 billion global marketing services and technology company). As a standalone commerce division, we are infusing our business with significant product development resources and investment while giving our employees an incredible launchpad for their careers. Profitero's tech and data combined with Publicis' tech, data and activation services positions us to be a true end-to-end partner for helping brands maximize eCommerce market share and profit growth. Come be a part of our fast-paced, entrepreneurial culture and next stage of growth.
Overview:
The ideal candidates will have experience of exceeding targets in an eCommerce and / or marketing technology based sales environment. Working in a fast paced company they will have the ability to learn quickly and have the self motivation and determination it takes to succeed in a rapidly evolving environment. Ability to manage the sales process from start to finish is critical and this will include working effectively with internal stakeholders such as Marketing and Strategy & Insights to ensure we offer solutions which deliver against our clients' needs.
Who you are:
What you'll do:
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Why you want to work at Profitero:
Profitero cares about its employees. As a company we feel that as our employees are always going the extra mile, so should we. That's why we offer fantastic benefit packages to our employees, including:
Profitero is committed to creating a diverse work environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive fair consideration for employment. Profitero recruits, employs, trains, compensates and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other protected characteristics as required by applicable law.